Fwd: more for y'all

Charles Wells charles at FREUDE.COM
Mon May 28 23:18:05 UTC 2001


I have heard we'uns, but not you'uns, from my niece's in-laws, who live in the
mountains of western NC.  If anyone cares I can find out what town they are
from.


>>>From Connie Flood's data...
>
>> Those from the mountains of North Alabama and N.C. use you'ns or we'uns. I
>remember D. S. used that a lot and he was from N.A. hills. A. C. E.
>mentioned using your'n and I remember hearing that growing up as well as
>our'n. Maybe more old blacks doing that.



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